Sunshade for hats



March 4. 1924. f 1,486,098

v H. M GAFFEY SUNSHADB FOR HATS Filed uarch 14 1923,

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Application filed March 14, 1923. Serial No. 625,075;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Hrtnnnn ll loGArrnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sunshades for Hats, ofwhich the followin is a specification.

This invention relates to sun shades such as are used in conjunctionwith hats and especially niens hats.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: as a new article ofmanufacture for use in conjunction with a hat, a shade element capableof encircling the crown of the hat. capable of being supported by thebrim of the hat, and large enough to extend beyond the edge of said brimto increase the shading capabilities of the hat from a usual conditionto an unusual condition; to employ on an article just characterized ananti-glare part which when the hat with the article thereon is on thehead of a person will be disposed with respect to the eyes of the personto subdue light reflected ordinarily by a portion of the hat and toeliminate the glare incident to sharp reflections of light; to employ apreferably green colored anti-glare part; to produce an article havingthe characteristics mentioned which is further especially suitable forcar rying and displaying advertisements. lVith these and other objectsin view the invention resides in the particular provision and relativedisposition of parts, and the simplicity and manner of application ofthe article hereinafter fully described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan of the article as it appears when out from a piece ofmaterial from which it is made.

Figure 2 is a view of the underside of the completed article.

Figure 3 illustrates a step in the application of the article to ahat-preferably a straw hat having the fiat straight brim.

Figure 4 illustrates the application of the article to the hat; thearticle being shown in section.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing forthe details it will be apparent that the article of the presentinvention is made from a single piece of material such as stout paper,and is fashioned to provide a shade-proper 10 and a part 11, the latterbeing carried by the former. The shade-proper 10 has a substantiallycentral opening 12 therein which is substantially ovoidal as is thecontour or outline 13. The part 11 is carried at a point of theshade-proper 10 which will be the front thereof and is brought to layadjacent a portion of the shade-proper on a side of the shade-properwhich will be the underside thereof. The end 14 of the part 11 isfastened as at 15, 15, to the shadeproper with any preferred fasteningelements. 'The part 11 is so shaped that when the same is arranged asstated it conforms in outline to the portion of the shade-proper underwhich it is disposed. By arranging and fastening the part 11 as setforth a pocket is had for the reception of a portion of the brim 16 ofthe'hat 17 as shown in Figure 3. By virtue of the opening 12 in theshade-proper 10 the latter may be brought down on the brim 16 to besupported thereby, whereas, the crown 18 of the hat will be disposed inthe opening 12. The shade-proper 10 will be large enough to have amarginal portion thereof extending beyond the edge of the brim 16entirely around said brim.

The part 11 will be colored green on one side thereof and that will beaccomplished in a printing operation in which an advertisement of anypreferred purport is printed on the same side of the material on theshade-proper 10. It should now be manifest that the completed articlewill have advertising matter printed on its shadeproper 10 on the topface thereof, whereas, the part 11 on the bottom face thereof will begreen. Being green on its bottom face the part 11 will act as ananti-glare means to subdue the bright or sharp light rays which wouldordinarily be reflected from the white shiny under surface of the frontportion of the brim 16 into the eyes of a person wearing the hat. Agreenish hue would be created with the result that the eyes will noti1be affected by the glare of reflected 1i 1;.

From the foregoing it should be manifest that the article of the presentinvention is extremely simple; that because of its simplicity it will beinexpensive; that it serves as a shade to shade the rays of sun to afurther degree than would the brim of a hat upon which it is supported;that it eliminates the glare caused by reflection of light rays; andthat advertising matter thereon will necessarily be displayed to thegaze of, persons behind and above a person wearing the same at abaseball Park for instance.

It is to be understood that the article is to be made in various sizesand proportions and of any preferred material.

What I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture for use in conjunction with a hat, ashade element of ovoidal configuration having an ovoidal openingtherein, a part integral with the shade proper arranged on the frontedge of the same, and adapted to be folded over the front of the shadeproper so that one edge of the same terminates adjacent the ovoidalopening, and the other edge registers with the periphery of said shadeproper, means for fastening said part to said shade proper after thesame has been folded thereover, whereby t0 define a pocket for thereception of the front portion of the brim of a hat when applying thearticle to the hat, the rear of the shade proper being pulled down overthe hat 'to bring the crown of the hat down through the ovoidal opening.

2. As a new article of manufacture for use in conjunction with a hat ashade element comprising a shade-proper, a part integral with saidshade-proper adapted to be folded over a portion of said shade-proper,and means for fastening the end of said part to said shade-proper afterthe same has been folded to form a pocket for the reception of a portionof the brim of the hat therein in the application of the element to thehat, and a marginal portion of the shade-proper extending beyond theedge of the brim in the application of the element.

In testimony whereof Iherelby affix my signature. 7 V

HILDRED MOGAFFEY.

